More agony for Ings as knee injury ends season

Ings damaged cartilage in his right knee against Tottenham last TuesdayDAVE THOMPSON/AP

Danny Ings has suffered a second devastating setback in little more than a year, with a serious knee injury that will force the Liverpool forward to miss the rest of the season.

Ings damaged cartilage in his right knee while making a tackle during the EFL Cup fourth-round victory over Tottenham Hotspur last Tuesday and is likely to be out for between seven and nine months, according to Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager.

The forward was in London yesterday for surgery after visiting Andy Williams, the knee specialist who treated a similar injury suffered by Danny Welbeck, the Arsenal forward, against Manchester City in May.

Ings’s latest setback is a significant one for a player who spent last season recovering from another serious, though unrelated,…